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Most successful investors, in fact, do nothing most of the time.
Jim Rogers
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Jim Rogers
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: October 19
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Beware of all politicians everywhere. They excelled at recess when they were in school but have excelled at little since.
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Diversification is something that stock brokers came up with to protect themselves, so they wouldn't get sued for making bad investment choices for clients. Henry Ford never diversified, Bill Gates didn't diversify. The way to get rich is to put your eggs in one basket, but watch that basket very carefully. And make sure you have the right basket.
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If you bail out every investment bank that gets in trouble, that's not capitalism, that's socialism for the rich
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Historically, there has been a bull market in commodities every 20 or 30 years.
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Right now I own shares of companies in 28 countries.
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I just wait until there is money lying in the corner, and all I have to do is go over there and pick it up. I do nothing in the meantime.
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The first loss is the best loss.
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Lady Luck smiles on those who continue their efforts
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If you were smart in 1807 you moved to London, if you were smart in 1907 you moved to New York City, and if you are smart in 2007 you move to Asia.
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Unfortunately politicians are not very sound people or they wouldn't be politicians.
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If everyone thinks one way, it is likely to be wrong. If you can figure out that it is wrong, you are likely to make a lot of money.
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I cannot invest the way I want the world to be I have to invest the way the world is.
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The price of a commodity will never go to zero. When you invest in commodities futures, you're not buying a piece of paper that says you own an intangible piece of company that can go bankrupt.
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I learned very early in my investing careers: I better not invest in what I want. I better invest in what's happening in the world. Otherwise I'll be broke - dead broke.
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